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SWaCh in lurch, PMC calls for waste-collection tender
SWaCh in lurch, PMC calls for waste-collection tender
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: May 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
The standing committee of the
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday decided to call tenders for
waste collection in the city to replace the not-for-profit organisation SWaCH comprising around 10,000
waste collectors. This has led to widespread anger and despair among the workers.
Already suffering during the pandemic, the added uncertainty about their livelihoods has made the waste collectors question the civic body’s move. They have stressed their role in collection and disposal of waste of
COVID patients, saying no civic employee would have taken a similar risk.
Tend to home-isolated patients: PMC to socs
Tend to home-isolated patients: PMC to socs
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Mar 6, 2021, 06:00 IST
fresh virus spike, civic body declares MCZs, puts flexes in complexes, urges residents to strictly abide by
COVID rules to assist in fighting infection
Given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases,
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) seems to be on its toes to contain the fresh virus spread. As a part of its preventive measure, the civic body has sought help from housing societies to ensure strict implementation of COVID-19 rules and vigilance on COVID patients in
home isolation. Society chairmen and secretaries have been entrusted with the task of ensuring that essential commodities reach the virus-hit patients under home isolation.
PMC floats decorative work tenders even as it claims funds crunch
PMC floats decorative work tenders even as it claims funds crunch
ByPrachee KulkarniPrachee Kulkarni / Updated: Dec 11, 2020, 06:00 IST
The decorative endeavours included installation of nameplates and signages under various PMC ward office limits
Of the first lot of projects commissioned, over 36L is slated to be spent on installing signage, decoration; activists question the move For all its refrain about financial crunch, having to deal with the pandemic the past few months, the first lot of tenders floated by
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday included Rs 34 lakh worth of projects for installation of signages and